Question

What is the area of the base?

Answer 1

24 in²

Explanation:

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the figure shown is a triangular prism

The base is the triangle

So we need to find the area of the triangle using this formula

`A=(bh)/(2)`

where b = base and h = height

The base (triangle) has a base length of 8 inches and a height of 6 inches

Having found the information we needed, we plug it into the formula

So

`A=(6*8)/(2) \\6*8=48\\(48)/(2) =24\\A=24in^2`

So the area of the base is 24 in²